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A Thai cargo ship got caught in the crossfire in the Strait of Hormuz. Some are making it safely to the port, but others are feeling the tensions first-hand in the region. (AFP PHOTO / ROYAL THAI NAVY / Getty Images)

Trump rebukes media amid Iran Strikes

CK Smith

Tehran warns of retaliation as Trump denies media coverage, oil prices spike as Iraq and UAE caught in the middle

James Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch (Tom Stoddart/Getty Images)

"The Murdochs" is a messier "Succession"

Melanie McFarland

Netflix's strangely entertaining new docuseries explains the ascendance of Fox News in the age of Trump

President Trump's Kennedy Center drama continues with changes in leadership after a tumultuous year. (Jabin Botsford / Getty Images)

Trump ally out as Kennedy Center leader

CK Smith

Ric Grenell’s exit comes after boycotts, artist backlash and a bitter fight over politics at the iconic arts venue

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Brendan Vacations ( Brendan Vacation’s Deluxe Seaweed Experience)

Foraging is the new food tourism

Katie Lockhart

Travelers are trading restaurant reservations for seaweed hunts, truffle dogs and lionfish dives — ushering in the

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Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot in Tehran after U.S. and Israeli attacks, March 8, 2026. (Hassan Ghaedi/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Why the Iran war was inevitable

Mike Lofgren

There were many reasons behind Trump's decision to attack — but none of them were about US national security

Homeless veterans are housed in 30 tents on a sidewalk along a busy San Vicente Boulevard outside the Veteran's Administration campus in West Los Angeles as viewed on April 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Trump's troubled plan for homeless vets

Garrett Owen

Advocates warn that the program could erode homeless veterans' trust in the VA

As the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue and the number of American casualties climbs, President Donald Trump is insisting everything is fine. (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Reality doesn't matter to Trump

Brian Karem

The war will end when Trump feels it in his bones. In the meantime, he says everything is fine

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has come under attack from MAGA media on Iran (Hannes Magerstaedt/Getty Images)

Lindsey Graham’s Iran problem

Sophia Tesfaye

Pro-Trump media figures warn the president is trapped in a hawkish echo chamber around the senator

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Nan Goldin in "All the Beauty and The Beauty and the Bloodshed" (HBO)

A powerful Oscar nominee you didn't see

Coleman Spilde

"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" shows how Nan Goldin challenged the Sackler family with artistic protests

USAF KC-135R trailing its aerial refuelling boom. (Loop Images / Getty Images)

US military refueling plane crashes

Jelinda Montes

This is the fourth known US aircraft to crash under non-hostile circumstances since beginning efforts in Iran

(L to r) Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler behind the scenes of "Sinners" (Eli Adé/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Please prove me wrong, Oscars. Please!

Melanie McFarland

I regret to predict that "One Battle After Another" is a safer choice for an irritatingly familiar reason

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is known for his chest-thumping (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth's manly act is backfiring

Amanda Marcotte

MAGA bros hoped the defense secretary would make them feel butch — with Iran war, he embarrasses them

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Labor Department chaos masks dysfunction

Russell Payne

Dysfunction at the NLRB has grown to the point that it’s even beginning to hurt employers

The U.S. Capitol building is seen on March 09, 2026 in Washington, DC. U.S. Senators return to Capitol Hill while the House of Representatives is out of session this week. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

How Congress can push back on Iran war

Charlie Hunt, SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor - The Conversation

What power does the U.S. Congress have over the president’s war in Iran?

(Salon)

ExpressVPN review

Marc Dahan

This impressive VPN offers premium service at a premium price

(Salon)

The best VPN for iPhones in 2026

Jared Howe

We reviewed VPN apps optimized for iOS performance, security and ease of use

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Live Nation execs: We're "robbing them"

Alex Galbraith

Two senior employees at the concert giant bragged about exploiting customers

A demonstrator holds a picture of Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on March 9, 2026, as supporters gather for a rally backing his appointment to replace his father after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28. (Photo by Arezoo/Getty Images)

Khamenei defiant in first statement

Garrett Owen

Khamenei said Iran would "avenge the blood of [its] martyrs" and suggested opening new fronts in the war

US President Donald Trump speaks during the "Shield of the Americas" Summit at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Saul Loeb/Getty Images)

Trump makes "giant mess" in Ecuador

Garrett Owen

Joint drug enforcement operations in Ecuador provide little benefit to Americans or Ecuadorians

Frustrated woman considers her options. (sukanya sitthikongsak/Getty Images)

Is living with men worth it?

Andi Zeisler

Women are increasingly choosing not to marry and men assume they know why. They don't

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Stephen Miller and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The long war on the American left

Heather Digby Parton

Conservatives have often used the federal government to go after protesters and dissenters

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Ariz., confers with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

GOP Islamophobia now has no limits

Sophia Tesfaye

Responses to the Gracie Mansion attack show how far the party has moved from Bush's defense of Muslims in America

(Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc)

Trump seeks even more private data

Nicholas Liu

Private data might include anything from school enrollment information to physical locations and residenial address

(Salon)

Best VPN in the US for 2026

Jared Howe

We tested the top VPN services for streaming, privacy and speed in the United States

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